The Artificial Man
Movie| Title | Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch |
| User score | 6.2 |
| Release date | Aug 18, 1916 |
| Genre | Horror, Science Fiction, Drama |
| Director | Otto Rippert |
| Production country | Germany |
| Production companies | Deutsche Bioscope |
| Run time | 69 min. |
Part of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem (1914 and 1920), Alraune (1918, 1928, 1930) and Metropolis (1926), 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.
